David Bueker's is the NV Gaston Chiquet, according to a post of his this weekend. Mine, at least until I run out , is the Charles Heidsick Blue Cap Monopole, also an NV. When that runs out, there's a case of Gosset Brut Excellence waiting in the wings. Prior to acquiring the Charlies, we were loving a Tasmanian bubbly that was mighty fine for $20, but later versions haven't been as wowable.

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

There are a couple moderately priced bubblies that I very much enjoy on a semi-regular basis: Ratzenberger's Bacharacher Kloster Fürstental Riesling Sekt, Bisol's basic Jeio Prosecco (under 10€ yet fun), Joseph Scharsch's Crémant d'Alsace Cuvée Préstige and Landreau's Crémant de Loire pink stuff. But I don't really get the idea of a house wine when there is so much new stuff to try. Of course here, with a very limited amount of affordable fizz, I do drink quite a bit of the same stuff.

I don't drink wine because of religious reasons ... only for other reasons.

I enjoy experimenting too much to have a house bubbly, but at any given time I will have most of these on hand:Gruet BdNoirsPinon Vouvray BrutForeau Vouvray BrutCharles Ellner Brut or RoseHuet Vouvray PetillantPierre Peters BdBGodme Rose

Because I drink something different every time I open a bottle, I don't buy by the case and don't really have a house "anything." Speaking of bubbly generically, though, for me it's Prosecco, preferably Valdobbiadene, when I want an inexpensive bottle; and the real C word (or possibly Franciacorta) when I want something a little more pricey. But generally it's a different producer every time, with the possible exception of a few special-occasion labels that I go back to on occasion, like Pol Roger.

I plead guilty to not drinking much sparkling wine. I guess for a modest celebration we would drink a Billecart Salmon Rose. It's the only one that I have more than six bottles. I do have maybe a couple of mixed cases in the cellar of more expensive champagne.Maybe if I had some 375s we would drink more bubbly. The two of us can't come close to killing a 750. Our use is limited to when we have company.

Dale Williams wrote:I enjoy experimenting too much to have a house bubbly, but at any given time I will have most of these on hand:Gruet BdNoirsPinon Vouvray BrutForeau Vouvray BrutCharles Ellner Brut or RoseHuet Vouvray PetillantPierre Peters BdBGodme Rose

All NV, except the Huet (I currently have '98, '00,'02).

Godme? New name to me. Must google.

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

Since we don't open Jean Laurent or Philipponnat Royale Reserve on a regular basis (much as we'd like to), Kim and I have been opening quite a few of these lately: Jean-Louis Denois Brut Chardonnay Limoux NV, for a little less than $16 per.

The first thing you need to know is that Kim is NOT a bubble head (I am), but we both really like this one. In fact, she encouraged me to pick up a case of this, and that was all I needed to hear. My brief notes read as following:

Medium straw color, with pungent, expressive green apple and mineral flavors and aromas. Fairly ripe, with rich stony character and plenty of zip and zest.

Over the past year or two we've probably served guests more Lermandier-Bernier Vertus and Blanc de Blancs than any other single NV Champagne. Aside from Champagne most of our sparklers are Vouvrays and other Loires. Variety's the name of the game. Life's too short to have one "house" sparkler.